Why did Soane build a ruined gothic monastery in his backyard?

Welcome to the Monk’s Yard and Monk’s Parlour, spaces that equally highlight both Sir John Soane’s skill as an architect and his distinctive sense of humour!

Join us for our April #SoaneLate , taking a closer look at the people and personalities who shaped the life of John Soane and his unique Museum. Enjoy a glass of wine and explore the collection by candlelight! 🕯️

📅 26 April, from 6pm | Book: bit.ly/4cAYa23 🎟️

Explore the former residence of Sir John Soane, one of the country’s greatest architects. The @soanemuseum has been kept as it was at the time of his death in 1837, and is full of priceless works of art, antiquities, sculptures and so much more.

#LetsDoLondon #VisitLondon

Dive deeper into the history of figures in architectural drawing with a closer look at a master of figure painting, Antonio Van Assen, and his characterful visions of street life in 18th century London! ✨

📅 Talk | 3 April, 13.00 | Find out more: bit.ly/3VwHORY 🎟️

Thrilled to see #FancifulFigures , our new exhibition at @soanemuseum, celebrated with a five-star review in @TheTimes today! It's a unique and charming show, which brings the purpose and history of the figures in architectural drawings to life. Do pop in!thetimes.co.uk/article/fancif…

staffage ! tiny people & architectural fun in today’s sunday The Telegraph - huge thanks to Sir John Soane's Museum 🏛️🖼️ and Will Gompertz telegraph.co.uk/art/what-to-se…

There’s nothing else in London quite like the Soane after hours! 🌈🕯️

Join us for evenings of stories and wonder, and learn more about this unique Museum’s remarkable history. There are still spaces available for our March and April #SoaneLates : bit.ly/3wRXPrD 👋🎟️

Let’s explore the Breakfast Room at the @soanemuseum, a space John Soane built to celebrate the ‘poetry of architecture’. I think it’s the perfect distillation of everything that makes Soane fascinating as an artist, collector and human!

Coming soon: take a closer look at #FancifulFigures , our new exhibition about people in architectural drawing!✨✍️

For centuries, architects have placed ‘staffage’ into drawings to animate, indicate scale or function, and enhance the aspirational appeal of their designs... 🧵

The Picture Room at the Sir John Soane's Museum 🏛️🖼️ – isn’t it incredible? Hogarth, Canaletto, Piranesi, all in such elegant and innovative surroundings. There really is nothing else like it in the world!

It’s wonderful to be at Sir John Soane's Museum 🏛️🖼️ and to be discovering so much about each remarkable space!

Join me for a turn around the Dome, which John Soane crafted as a way for his pupils to explore the architectural principles of ancient Greece and Rome, without leaving London.

Honoured to be a patron of Archoxfordshire

A real treat for me - huge thanks to Eliane Glaser and Anil Seth 🙏🏻🤓

Hugely looking forward to this. ❤️ #BuckLitFest

Thank you Literary Hub for including SEE WHAT YOU'RE MISSING by @WillGompertzBBC on this list of 23 new books out today! 🎨
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Honoured to be in such esteemed company

Dear Aleksandra, happy reading, the flowers look gorgeous!

Our Friday newsletter (shimmying into book lovers' inboxes) features events with Mike Parker + Steve Jones ➕ fabulous books by @WillGompertzBBC @charmspen1 Dr Leah Broad Jude Rogers 💙 Tracey Thorn Kim Gordon Sinéad Gleeson Read (+ subscribe) here 👉 ow.ly/k8FF50Nl7xj

Phyllida Barlow (1944 - 2023) was a brilliant artist and beautiful person. Here’s a link to a conversation I had with her at the Sir John Soane Museum, in which she tells a wonderful story of curators visiting her studio: soane.org/phyllida-barlow #art #art ist #royalacademyofarts

Publication day! Thank you to the brilliant, brilliant team @penguinukbooks for turning my observations on artists observing into such a gorgeous book #seewhatyouremissing #penguinbooks #art